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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Alaska

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Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 67 degrees and certificates from an Alaska school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Alaska ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alaska to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Alaska.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the most popular school in Alaska for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 92% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

#2

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Alaska Pacific University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Alaska. Located in the large city of Anchorage, Alaska Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 57% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at Alaska Pacific University

Out of the 3 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the # 3 spot on the list. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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State Degrees Awarded
California 19,343
Washington 3,012
Oregon 2,459
Nevada 1,292
Hawaii 261

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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